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Ensuring parity between the Great Britain and Northern Ireland social security systems
New statutory instrument
15 May, 2008
More than £1.5 billion in means tested benefits lost to fraud and error
However, benefits worth £1 billion also underpaid according to new National Statistics
15 May, 2008
Social housing and worklessness
New DWP research
15 May, 2008
Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland sets out three-year strategy
Giving people choices will encourage social responsibility says Minister
14 May, 2008
Employment and benefit outcomes for ethnic minority Jobcentre Plus customers
New DWP research
14 May, 2008
Government launches consultation on need for new social care and support system in England
Expenditure on disability benefits expected to increase by 50% under current rules
14 May, 2008
Government to publish new Welfare Reform Green Paper
More needs to be done to ensure that no-one with the ability to work is trapped on benefits says Secretary of State
14 May, 2008
Helping disadvantaged ethnic minority residents into work
DWP published evaluation of the Fair Cities Pilots
14 May, 2008
Helping lone parents move closer to paid employment
Social Security Advisory Committee announces consultation on government proposals
14 May, 2008
NI number allocation where benefit claimant's partner has no right to be in the UK
Rules to be changed at 'earliest opportunity' says Work and Pensions Minister
14 May, 2008
Factors influencing the class mobility of Jobcentre Plus customers
New DWP research
08 May, 2008
Findings from the Families And Children Study
DWP publishes new research
08 May, 2008
DWP rolls out use of lie detector technology
Voice Risk Analysis is unique weapon in fight against benefit fraud says Work and Pensions Minister
07 May, 2008
rightsnet 2008
New version to be launched next week
07 May, 2008
Transfer to child tax credit of families in receipt of income support/JSA
DWP to carry out 'Gainers Exercise' reports CPAG
07 May, 2008
Identifying married women affected by Revenue's failure to issue NI 'deficiency notices'
More than 70,000 may be entitled to backdated pension says DWP
06 May, 2008
Impact on lone parents of the Employment, Retention and Advancement Scheme
New DWP research
06 May, 2008
Auditing of discretionary housing payment claims by local authorities
New statutory instrument
02 May, 2008
Contributory benefits worth more than £0.25 billion lost to fraud and error
However, claimants underpaid by similar sum reports National Audit Office
02 May, 2008
Data transfers between local authority housing benefit departments and the DWP
New DWP guidance
02 May, 2008
